Court Cases

The Limpopo High Court in Polokwane recently confirmed the rights/duties of the executor to take full control of all estate properties. READ MORE

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg recently made a ruling in respect of a customary marriage which had consequences on a subsequent antenuptial contract and civil marriage. Read this case summary. READ MORE

The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela recently made a ruling on majority decisions of trustees, as well as the applicability of estoppel on a trust. Read this case summary. READ MORE

The North West High Court in Mafikeng recently granted an interdict against an executor to prohibit him from distributing an estate. Read this case summary. READ MORE

Summary of a court case on the laws of intestate succession.  READ MORE

The Johannesburg High Court has recently declared a father not to be a parent of his son for the purposes of intestate succession. Read this case summary by outgoing FISA CEO, Louis van Vuren. READ MORE

The Polokwane High Court recently ruled on this. Read the summary by incoming FISA CEO, Jan du Plessis. READ MORE

What is the prescription term in a deceased estate? Read this case summary by incoming FISA CEO, Jan du Plessis. READ MORE

The Constitutional Court recently ruled on the distribution of retirement fund benefits. READ MORE

The Constitutional Court held that a majority vote binds the trust if taken at a properly constituted trustee meeting. READ MORE

The Western Cape High Court recently dealt with the consequences of massing of spouses’ estates. READ MORE

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently ruled on the legal status of commencement values recorded in an ante-nuptial contract. READ MORE

The Western Cape High Court had to decide an opposed application for the appointment of a curator ad litem and a curator(s) bonis et personae. READ MORE

A bank’s duty to protect a client’s right to funds deposited is not dependent on the client’s actions. READ MORE